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David Biale

David Biale

David Biale is emeritus Emanuel Ringelblum Distinguished Professor of History at UC Davis.

Ewa Gavrielov demonstrates in a Hebrew T-shirt that reads "Savtot lema'an hademokratiya" — "Grandmothers for Democracy" at a protest organized by UnExptable in front of Israel's San Francisco consulate, July 25, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inLocal Voice

Why aren’t American Jews joining Israeli expats in the streets?

David BialeRachel Biale by David Biale and Rachel Biale July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

On July 24, Israel’s Knesset passed a law that effectively guts the ability of the Supreme Court to overrule corrupt appointments and discriminatory laws. The voices of our brothers and […]

Thousands rally in Tel Aviv to protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government and judicial overhaul, Jan. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Matan Golan-SOPA Images-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Israel is headed for a revolution — but whose?

David Biale by David Biale March 14, 2023March 14, 2023
Immigrants apprehended by Border Patrol seen at the Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, June 17, 2018. (Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
Posted inLocal Voice

A historian’s perspective: Concentration camps in America?

David Biale by David Biale July 1, 2019July 1, 2019
Lara Alqasem, a 22-year-old American graduate student, arrives at a Tel Aviv District court, Oct. 11, 2018. She was being held in detention at Israel’s international airport over allegations that she promotes a boycott against the Jewish state. (Photo/JTA-Miriam Alster-Flash90)
Posted inLocal Voice

Academic boycott of Israel is bad, but don’t ignore the facts on the ground

David Biale by David Biale February 5, 2019February 5, 2019
Naftali Bennett, Israel’s minister of education and Diaspora affairs, speaks at the Jewish Media Summit in Jerusalem, Dec. 6, 2016. (Photo/Israeli Government Press Office)
Posted inOpinion

Israel’s foreign minister is wrong: Pittsburgh is not like Gaza

David Biale by David Biale November 2, 2018
Students and teachers protesting in Tel Aviv against the deportation of African asylum seekers, Jan. 24, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Tomer Neuberg-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

Our parents fled their homes for a better life. Israel should welcome Africans who want to do the same.

Rachel BialeDavid Biale by Rachel Biale and David Biale February 23, 2018

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